Carb Cycling is not for the weak!

So, I have two weeks until I go on a camping trip in which I'll be topless much throughout the day. Also, my big bro is coming back and I haven't seen him for about a year. So of course, I'm leaning my arse up so I don't go dissapointing myself.

So, I'm carb cycling, with carbs low 3 days of the week. I've taken my carbs as low as 60 grams and holy crap....let me tell you that takes some damn will power. I don't know about you guys but I love carbs, I eat a lot throughout the day and as long as its not crap, I don't discriminate against carbs. Well, for the past week I have been sticking to low GI carbs and very little of them, except on lifting days where I'll go a lot higher than 60 grams.

I say it's not for the weak because you feel weak, sometimes nautious, dizzy, etc. I watch myself very carefully and if I feel like I'm going hypo I will have some oats and feel better again. It defientely takes some will power to not just carb up as that is what your body is craving.

Well, the good thing is it works. My diet is so controlled right now through carb cycling and closely watched ratio, I'm leaning up at an extremely fast pace without ANY cardio. P.S. I can't wait till I ahve the time to get in some cardio.

As a lot of us know, the purpose of this madness is to put your metabolism through shock and hell....it definetely does that.

So, I just wanted to whine and ***** a little. Thanks for reading.

I'm currently using Lipoderm Ultra + Clen. I'm also stacking Activate, Cissus, cAMP and cAMP (alternating), and REM. My strength is down but I contribute most of that to the lack of carbs in my system. I seem to be holding on to most of my size and alerady my obliques are starting to show, love handles are shrinking and mid two abs are starting to peak through, and ahhh yes - vascularity is up. Of course my supps have to do with my progress but I've never seen such results and I owe that to be strict on my diet. It really is amazing what a good/determined diet plan can do.

Yes Rage you are whining like a lil beyatch on his rag...
As I know I was acting the same while precontest, With NO CARBS!!! NONE!!!
No for real Carb Cycling is no joke, def get Game over by Scivation, that is a great read for getting you Layne and Beast Sliced !!!

If your carbs are down as low as 60g, what are your fat and protien intake on those days? I usually do fine until I go under 40g. On a running ave my intake is (40/20/30) p/c/f. I think I need to revise my carb cycle from baseline/carb depletion cycle to a carb load/depletion cycle to keep my system guessing.

Originally Posted by Rage (SoCal)

So, I have two weeks until I go on a camping trip in which I'll be topless much throughout the day. Also, my big bro is coming back and I haven't seen him for about a year. So of course, I'm leaning my arse up so I don't go dissapointing myself.

So, I'm carb cycling, with carbs low 3 days of the week. I've taken my carbs as low as 60 grams and holy crap....let me tell you that takes some damn will power. I don't know about you guys but I love carbs, I eat a lot throughout the day and as long as its not crap, I don't discriminate against carbs. Well, for the past week I have been sticking to low GI carbs and very little of them, except on lifting days where I'll go a lot higher than 60 grams.

I say it's not for the weak because you feel weak, sometimes nautious, dizzy, etc. I watch myself very carefully and if I feel like I'm going hypo I will have some oats and feel better again. It defientely takes some will power to not just carb up as that is what your body is craving.

Well, the good thing is it works. My diet is so controlled right now through carb cycling and closely watched ratio, I'm leaning up at an extremely fast pace without ANY cardio. P.S. I can't wait till I ahve the time to get in some cardio.

As a lot of us know, the purpose of this madness is to put your metabolism through shock and hell....it definetely does that.

So, I just wanted to whine and ***** a little. Thanks for reading.

I'm currently using Lipoderm Ultra + Clen. I'm also stacking Activate, Cissus, cAMP and cAMP (alternating), and REM. My strength is down but I contribute most of that to the lack of carbs in my system. I seem to be holding on to most of my size and alerady my obliques are starting to show, love handles are shrinking and mid two abs are starting to peak through, and ahhh yes - vascularity is up. Of course my supps have to do with my progress but I've never seen such results and I owe that to be strict on my diet. It really is amazing what a good/determined diet plan can do.

If your cycling Activate with your carb cycling, that could be why you really feel like craps somedays. I know Activate made me lathargic as hell some days, where I came home from work and just went to bed for a few hours. Good luck with your carb cycling, it does work, but you're right, it's not for the weak

As I know I was acting the same while precontest, With NO CARBS!!! NONE!!!
No for real Carb Cycling is no joke, def get Game over by Scivation, that is a great read for getting you Layne and Beast Sliced !!!

No carbs is just insane. I don't know if I could do that. Well, maybe I could build up to it but right now my body could not do it. I'll look into that, thanks for the recommendation.

If your carbs are down as low as 60g, what are your fat and protien intake on those days? I usually do fine until I go under 40g. On a running ave my intake is (40/20/30) p/c/f. I think I need to revise my carb cycle from baseline/carb depletion cycle to a carb load/depletion cycle to keep my system guessing.

I'm not exactly sure what my fat and protein intake are like but they should be spot on. I'm trying my best to not get my calories too low. I would guess I take in 300 grams of protein on those days, maybe a little higher. Fats, I'm not so sure.

My cals are probably to low on this carb cycling days but oh well.

Yeah, I'm so new to all of this carb depleting stuff and I definetely have to become familiar with it's pyschological games.

You DEFINETELY need to work on your 40/20/30 diet, either work hard on that or your math. LOL :-p

If your cycling Activate with your carb cycling, that could be why you really feel like craps somedays. I know Activate made me lathargic as hell some days, where I came home from work and just went to bed for a few hours. Good luck with your carb cycling, it does work, but you're right, it's not for the weak

Could definetely be the reason. I used ACT once but my diet was nothing compared to what it is now. I've grown a lot since then in my BBing spirit. But, I never remember experiencing any lethargy but then again I haven't used it with my carbs so low like this. I really think that its thank to ACT that I'm able to do this and keep my mass up.

I'm currently doing the Anabolic Diet by Mauro DePasquale which only allows 30g of carb Mon-Fri then whatever on the weekends. I'm on day 4 right now and let me tell you, my carb cravings are unreal. Everywhere you turn you see carbs! Suprisingly i havent felt tired at all. I'm keeping the calories close to 3000 which means a LOT of fat and protein.

I'm not exactly sure what my fat and protein intake are like but they should be spot on. I'm trying my best to not get my calories too low. I would guess I take in 300 grams of protein on those days, maybe a little higher. Fats, I'm not so sure.

My cals are probably to low on this carb cycling days but oh well.

Yeah, I'm so new to all of this carb depleting stuff and I definetely have to become familiar with it's pyschological games.

You DEFINETELY need to work on your 40/20/30 diet, either work hard on that or your math. LOL :-p

I'm currently doing the Anabolic Diet by Mauro DePasquale which only allows 30g of carb Mon-Fri then whatever on the weekends. I'm on day 4 right now and let me tell you, my carb cravings are unreal. Everywhere you turn you see carbs! Suprisingly i havent felt tired at all. I'm keeping the calories close to 3000 which means a LOT of fat and protein.

Whoa! How long are you going to keep this up? Keep us posted on your stats and results.

I love carb cycling. I respond very well to minimal carbs.. even energy-wise. Some people can't do it.. I can eat fat and protein like nobody's biz and shred up very quickly.

I'm a big proponent of this.. .and as you've stated Rage, you don't need to do cardio on this particular diet to lose bf%.

HAHAHA...that part is definetely working well for me. I have to increase my fat intake though. I'm gonig to get in some cardio, this rotation would be crazy with morning cardio for very fast fat loss. I don't know how the hell you guys do it, I may try a day without carbs but holy damn that sounds a little pyscho. OK....I'm going to have to try it. Hehehe.

What in the hell do you guys do for meals on a no-carb day or a super low carb day?

HAHAHA...that part is definetely working well for me. I have to increase my fat intake though. I'm gonig to get in some cardio, this rotation would be crazy with morning cardio for very fast fat loss. I don't know how the hell you guys do it, I may try a day without carbs but holy damn that sounds a little pyscho. OK....I'm going to have to try it. Hehehe.

What in the hell do you guys do for meals on a no-carb day or a super low carb day?

This was posted in another thread on the forum. I don't follow this method personally, as I find that after a second low carb day I'm feeling like death.

Have you seen Twin Peak's carbohydrate cycling diet? I find that one is reasonably easy to follow, although his plan contains no carb days which I simply can't handle. More information is posted up in the magazine section of the Avant Labs site.

I've found that avoiding going below 50 grams on my lowest days has kept my brain functional. I do find that I tend to get tired on days such as this, and tend to have short naps during the day as I feel the need arise.

On my no-carb days I only eat meat and eggs with cheese. Been doing that for a couple years. On my low-carb days I eat a lot of spinach and a cup of broccoli or something similar. I use a buttload of olive oil on my spinach with whole milk parm cheese. On my higher carb days I eat low GI's... and high GI's PWO. I notice that once I hit ketosis the whole foggy brain situation goes away and I'm alert again.

I'm currently doing the Anabolic Diet by Mauro DePasquale which only allows 30g of carb Mon-Fri then whatever on the weekends. I'm on day 4 right now and let me tell you, my carb cravings are unreal. Everywhere you turn you see carbs! Suprisingly i havent felt tired at all. I'm keeping the calories close to 3000 which means a LOT of fat and protein.

I am doing almost the exact same thing. The first few days or few days after the cab up suck but it is fine now. My energy levels have been great and Im actually gaining strength. Granted Im on Cissus/Powerfull/Cinnulin/Green MAG/Glycergrow and scorch when I am worn out but I am loving it, I used to not be able to live without carbs but I have fell in love with this diet. I try not to weigh myself frequently but I am def leaning up by the looks in the mirror, I also still look full and good. I will def keep updated Im only 2 weeks in and depending on the next few weeks I may be on for another 5 or so.